SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	but [conj] it be	795
2	but [conj] it be	794
3	but [subord] it be	670
4	but [conj] it is	316
5	but if it be	277
6	but if it be	277
7	but [conj] it was	244
8	but [conj] it 's	213
9	but [that] it be	117
10	but that it be	117
11	but that it be	117
12	but because it be	92
13	but because it be	92
14	but as it be	76
15	but as it be	76
16	but when it be	75
17	but when it be	75
18	but whether it be	31
19	but whether it be	31
20	but since it be	22
21	but since it be	22
22	but [conj] it were	19
23	but while it be	18
24	but while it be	18
25	but although it be	15
26	but although it be	15
27	but where it be	14
28	but once it be	14
29	but where it be	14
30	but once it be	14